Bill Clinton has offered his voice to Lt. Governor Lee Fisher's U.S. Senate campaign to help the Democrat raise money.

"I've known Lee Fisher since he helped me win Ohio, and the presidency, in 1992," Clinton writes in a fund-raising email pitch distributed by the campaign. "Since then, I've followed Lee's tireless commitment to public service, as attorney general, president of the Center for Families and Children, and as lieutenant governor. With Lee, we have a chance to send someone who has devoted his life to helping Ohio families to Washington."

The letter doesn't mention Fisher's Democratic rival, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, but looks ahead to Rob Portman, the former congressman and top Republican candidate for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. George Voinovich.

"Rob Portman is going to have a very large war chest by next summer," Clinton, who appeared at a fund-raiser for Lee earlier this year," Clinton writes.

The email comes as the third quarter of fund-raising ends Wednesday.

Both Democratic candidates likely faced a tough quarter, given the economic and political climate. Campaign finance reports won't be public for a couple of weeks.

Once a prodigious fund-raiser himself, Clinton is asking for modest contributions of "$5 or more."

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